SK Sturm is seen as the "working-class" club while GAK has more of their support in the upper class (politicians). Until 35 years ago only clubs from Vienna were allowed to play in the first league. Since 1965 SK Sturm plays in the first league while GAK joined in 1993. Sturm was 14-times 2nd, but they had no championship. In the last few years Graz became the capital of football in Austria.
